However, during an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday, he said: "It's not true. I heard the rumor but it's not true. I love my job. I have a long-term contract - I'm not going anywhere."

"When we're talking about something that is almost two years away, it's silly speculation," Bell told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview last week. "I think it's great that the show can generate this much attention and passion out there, but... so much of it has been wrong and misguided."

Lauer appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon dressed in a morning suit in honour of the upcoming royal wedding, which he will cover for NBC.